BookBrowse Reviews The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis

When male suitors intended for her older sisters spread a rumor that Psyche's beauty surpasses that of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty herself, Psyche is forced to endure the daily crowds of men that show up to ogle her. Their unwanted attention draws the ire of her father for draining his resources as a host and the jealousy of her sisters. The disruptions are so widespread that the entire town blames Psyche for its poor harvest. Desperate for an end to these problems, Psyche's father consults the oracle, who instructs that Psyche be tied to a rock and abandoned to her demise at the hands of a "monstrous" husband — who turns out to be Eros, the nonbinary goddess of desire in this retelling. Defying the orders of her jealous mother, Aphrodite, lovestruck Eros interferes with the oracle's prophecy and sequesters Psyche in her palace, which is magically veiled from the ...